Name:

1

Which piece of hardware would you need for the following tasks? Choose from the drop-

down menu.

1 You need to email a copy of a letter that you received in the post.

2 You want to a make a video of a friend’s wedding.

3 You want to take some photos while on holiday.

2

These extracts all come from a product description of a scanner. Decide if each extract is

expressing a fact or an opinion.

1 We think that you’ll agree that the extraordinarily thin Scantech ODB25 is the

Fact Opinion

obvious choice for …

2 … a single USB cable connected to your computer is the only lead you need.

Fact Opinion

3 Despite its diminutive size, you’ll find that the ODB25 is big on resolution.

Fact Opinion

4 … the 1200 x 2400dpi and 48 bit colour depth specification reproduces fine

Fact Opinion

details …

5 A ‘Scan to PDF’ function scans documents straight to PDF …

Fact Opinion

3

Complete this review of a digital camera by typing in the superlative form of the adjectives in

brackets.

With 6.0 megapixels and 3x optical zoom, the D930 is (1) (good) the

high resolution digital

camera available in this price range. You can use the D930 to produce some of (2) (sharp) the

images possible and take detailed photos for printing up to poster size. In addition, it has a 3x optical
and 5x digital zoom, giving 15x total zoom when combined – (3) (high) the

in any digital

camera under £50. ASR technology prevents the degradation of image clarity and colour common in flash
photography. With ASR, the effects of camera shake are reduced in lower light conditions; you can even
take well exposed, sharper pictures in low light without using a flash at all. It guarantees (4) (bright) the

and (5) (natural) the

pictures possible at this price.

4

Choose the correct suffix from the drop-down menu to change each of these words into an

adjective or noun.

1 addition

(adjective)

4 process

(noun)

2 play

(noun)

5 optimize

(adjective)

3 control

(noun)

6 power

(adjective)

Now listen to the words and practise saying them. Note where the syllable stress is.

5

Now complete this review of a digital camcorder by typing in the nouns and adjectives from

Exercise 4.

The DF201 benefits from a (1)

optical zoom lens and a video image (2)

designed for High Definition (HD) recording. Features include a ‘Quick Start’ button and an intuitive menu
system, easily navigated using a joystick (3)

. The camcorder is (4)

for high-

resolution true widescreen recording and offers (5)

features such as a 2.7” LCD and a 0.27” 16:9

colour EVF (Electronic Viewfinder), which allow users to compose and play back video in the same dimensions
that it will be displayed on a widescreen TV set. It is then a simple process to finalize the DVD in-camera
before playing it back in a compatible home DVD (6)

.

Unit

6

Capture your favourite

image

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